Tanev played 17:34 in Game 5, his lowest ice time of the entire playoffs. In his first season with the Maple Leafs, he has played some of the best games of any player this postseason. He and Jake McCabe have been the top pair for the Leafs all playoffs long and shut down Ottawa's best forwards in the first round.

Three times, the Maple Leafs have won a Game 7 to capture the Stanley Cup, each time against the Detroit Red Wings: 3-1 in 1942, 2-1 in 1945 and 4-0 in 1964. Cup-clinching goals came off the sticks of Pete Langelle, Babe Pratt and Andy Bathgate.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares is excited about the opportunity to play in another Game 7, anticipating an intense battle. He and his team are no strangers to reaching winner-take-all games,